Getting Started on Macs
This page explains how to start MATLAB and use a text editor in connection with MATLAB.
You could use any editor you wish,
but let's suppose you use the text editor built into MATLAB.
Breaking news
Trouble with Fetch: as far as I can see, the Fetch and Telnet programs have not been updated here, meaning you cannot transfer files to or log into Project Vincent easily. The best way around this is probably using a floppy disk for now, or using Webmail and attaching your files (mail to yourself).
Start MATLAB
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If you see a window named 'Launcher' on the screen, go to step 2.
If not, click and hold the apple at the left of the menu bar at the top of
your screen.
The second item is 'Launcher'. Pull the mouse down and launch it.
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Select the button 'Math Applications'. Among the application icons that appear
there is one called MATLAB.
- Click on it.
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See the MATLAB page for more information and
sample M-files.
Mac text editors
The 'Command' key mentioned below is the key with an apple left of the space bar.
Command-X means holding the command key down and hitting x.
The following facts are common to all Mac editors.
- You open an existing file/create a new one/save your file by pulling down the
File menu with your mouse and selecting the appropriate item.
- You select text by clicking at the beginning of the selection with your mouse,
then holding the mouse down and moving it towards the end of the text you want to select.
- You delete large blocks of text by selecting it and hitting the delete key.
- You cut selected text (delete it plus copy it to the internal clipboard) by
hitting Command-X.
- You copy selected text to the internal clipboard by hitting Command-C.
- You paste the contents of the internal clipboard at the location of your cursor
by hitting Command-V.
- You undo your last action by hitting Command-Z.
- You save your file by hitting Command-S.
- There is a Find/Search-Replace facility, use the Search menu item.
- There is always a menu bar at the top of your screen.
On the right of the menu bar at the top of the screen you see the program currently active.
Click and hold this to see a pull-down menu of all other programs running
and to switch between programs.
If you use the built-in MATLAB editor, you will not need this.
- You can find other editors in the Launcher window under 'Word Processing'.
If you use the built-in MATLAB editor, you can execute an M-File by hitting Command-E.
You also need a web browser for downloading files.
If you save your files in your
Project Vincent space, you need the Fetch
program for transferring your files to and fro. Both are
in the Launcher window under 'Network'.